The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 1019 - 232: General Pei’s Daughter-in-law_2

Chapter 1019: Chapter 232: General Pei’s Daughter-in-law_2

"Sister Qin has already brought her troops over; let’s not rush to escape. We’ll give Sister Qin a welcome she deserves from the outside!" Yonglin decided not to leave.

Wendong frowned slightly, "I don’t know what kind of message my elder sister has received, but the Pei Family Army is likely more than thirty thousand strong."

The two exchanged glances, silently retreated, and hid themselves. They went to investigate the kitchen and granary, to see just how many troops this disorderly mob actually had.

Pei Qin also received a tip-off. Staring at the report, she was struck as if by a thunderclap on a sunny day, her mouth twitching fiercely, a full head of mental exclamation marks, "Spirit tablets, an unmarried wife, what the hell?!"

Among the ten thousand elite soldiers with her, some had fought alongside her before. They had discussed in private that after General Pei’s meteoric rise and his ennoblement following the battles, he would surely marry a beautiful woman from a good family. Now, the rumors spreading through the disorderly soldiers maligning that their General had died, and what’s this about an unmarried wife?

Most of the soldiers were marching with Pei Qin for the first time. They had been in a rush and hadn’t spoken much. They all thought, if General Pei isn’t dead, then this Pei Family Army and the so-called Second General Pei must be impostors! Then his unmarried wife...

Those who had followed her before knew her temperament and asked directly, "General! Is this unmarried wife thing real or fake?"

Seeing them laugh with interest, Pei Qin gave them a sideways glance, "What? What are you planning on doing?"

A few soldiers chuckled, "If it’s real, then the General’s unmarried wife must have been deceived and gone to this Pei Family Army! If it’s fake... if they found a woman to pretend to be the General’s unmarried wife, she must be beautiful, otherwise, why would anyone believe her? General, you haven’t gotten married yet, right? If we snatch her and bring her here, you could warm the bed with her!"

"Ha-ha-ha-ha!"The soldiers burst into roaring laughter.

"What’s so funny? If she’s an ugly monster, bringing her here could scare me to death!" Pei Qin frowned, annoyed. These blockheads, if there was really a woman claiming to be her unmarried wife, they might actually bring her and stuff her into her bed.

Another burst of laughter followed, "General, don’t be scared! Anyone daring enough to come out pretending to be your unmarried wife has got to be both beautiful and gentle!"

Pei Qin rolled her eyes. No matter how beautiful or gentle, it would be a waste in her care! If such a woman could actually do something worthwhile, she might take her in, but if not, what use would she be?

"Report—General! We’ve captured a spy!"

Pei Qin’s expression turned cold, "Bring him forward!"

A slender man was dragged forward, "It’s him; he came to steal our ammunition!"

The man was pushed forward and stared at Pei Qin seated at the head, scoffing, "I just came to see if your mortars and ammunition were real or fake! You idiots, still fooled by The Imperial Court without realizing it! General Pei is dead, and instead of avenging him, you’re impersonating him! Pah!"

"Shut up! You are the idiots! General Pei is at home recuperating, while you curse him as dead and gather a rabble to rebel. You are the ones close to death! And you dare speak without repentance in front of General Pei!" A Deputy General shouted angrily.

The spy looked on with a cold, disdainful gaze. This Pei Qin was just an impostor pretending to be Pei Hansan; she wasn’t real at all. He scorned these people, blinded and played for fools.

Pei Qin watched coldly, fuming, "You claim to be kings of the mountain, bringing disaster to merchants and citizens. Is this how you avenge General Pei? And who told you I was dead, leading you to become bandits and raiders?"

The spy glanced at her, huffed haughtily, "General Pei’s family is within our camp; his unmarried wife has even paid her respects to General Pei’s spirit tablet. You think just because you’re impersonating General Pei, they’ll believe you, and so will we?"

Pei Qin’s facial muscles twitched, what more was this? She’s paid respects with her own spirit tablet? Damn!

Xiao Yong stood beside her, seeing her reaction and knowing how twitchy she felt inside, couldn’t help but snicker softly. He asked loudly, "General Pei, they may have never seen you in person and don’t recognize you, nor your personal soldiers and guards, but you must recognize mortars and grenades, right?" Sister Qin, you’ve been recuperating and somehow acquired an unmarried wife who has even paid respects at your hall.

The spy’s expression shifted slightly, but still with a scornful disbelief, "If you had those things, you’d have killed the Rong Clan long ago and would have stormed our mountain gate by now!"

"That scornful gaze of his is hitting me!" Pei Qin said coolly.

"General! We should kill this spy!" the Deputy General exclaimed immediately.

Only then did the spy’s face turn pale, but he still put on a brave front, "I knew I’d likely die when you captured me. Don’t get cocky. When our General leads his forces, your mere ten thousand men won’t even be enough to be drowned in our spit!"